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Best Buddies Prom for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Ends With Orange Show Ticket Sale Donation

Best Buddies Prom for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Ends With Orange Show Ticket Sale Donation

Best Buddies Prom for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Ends With Orange Show Ticket Sale Donation

Mar 11, 2026 | News, News Front Page, News Sidebar |
Students dancing together at a Best Buddies prom event, including a student in a wheelchair, celebrating on the dance floor.

Hundreds of students with intellectual disabilities from across San Bernardino County filled the dance floor at the National Orange Show on March 6 as the annual Best Buddies Prom returned for a night centered on friendship, inclusion and belonging.

The most emotional moment of the evening came when National Orange Show CEO Sheri Raborn stepped onto the stage and announced that the fairgrounds would donate every dollar from ticket sales back to Best Buddies’ Inland Empire chapter.

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